Alan Bowman (classicist)

Alan Keir Bowman, FBA (born 23 May 1944[1]) is a British classicist and academic. He was Camden Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford from 2002 to 2010, and Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, from 2011 to 2015.[2]

For the American football quarterback, see Alan Bowman (American football).

Alan Bowman

FBA
Born
Alan Keir Bowman

(1944-05-23) 23 May 1944
Manchester, United Kingdom

Early life

Bowman was born on 23 May 1944 in Manchester, United Kingdom.[1] He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, The Queen's College, Oxford and the University of Toronto.[1]

Academic career

After holding academic positions at Rutgers University and the University of Manchester he was elected as University Lecturer in Ancient History at Oxford University and Official Student of Christ Church, Oxford. He was Senior Censor at Christ Church from 1988 to 1990.[1]

In 1995 Bowman became founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents at Oxford.[1][3] In 2002 he became Camden Professor of Ancient History and Fellow of Brasenose College.[4]

In 1996, Bowman co-edited volume 10 of the Cambridge Ancient History second edition series, entitled The Augustan Empire, 43 BC - AD 69. As well as co-editing the volume, he also contributed the chapter on 'Provincial Administration and Taxation'. His fellow editors were Andrew Lintott, also of Oxford, and Edward Champlin, of Princeton University.[5]

References
  1. Who's Who. London: A & C Black. 1997. ISBN 0-7136-4495-8.
  2. "Election of a new Principal". Brasenose College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  3. "Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents". 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  4. "Professor Alan K Bowman". Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  5. Bowman, Alan K; Champlin, Edward; Lintott, Andrew, eds. (1996). The Cambridge Ancient History. Vol. 10. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521264303. ISBN 9781139054386. Retrieved 2 June 2020.


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